What I Learned About Investing From Darwin

Pulak Prasad offers a philosophy of patient long-term investing based on an unexpected source: evolutionary biology. He draws key lessons from core Darwinian concepts, mixing vivid examples from the natural world with compelling stories of good and bad investing decisions-including his own.

Sommario

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I. Avoid Big Risks
1. Oh, to Be a Bumblebee
Part II. Buy High Quality at a Fair Price
2. The Siberian Solution
3. The Paradox of McKinsey and Sea Urchins
4. The Perils of a Pavlovian
5. Darwin Ate My DCF
6. Bacteria and Business Replay the Tape
7. Don’t Confuse a Green Frog for a Guppy
Part III. Don’t Be Lazy—Be Very Lazy
8. Birds and Bears Bare an Aberration
9. Eldredge and Gould Dredge Up Investing Gold
10. Where Are the Rabbits?
Conclusion
Notes
Index

Info autore

Pulak Prasad is the founder of Nalanda Capital, a Singapore-based firm that invests in listed Indian equities and manages about $5 billion. He was previously the cohead of India for Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, and worked at the management consulting firm McKinsey for several years.

Riassunto

Pulak Prasad offers a philosophy of patient long-term investing based on an unexpected source: evolutionary biology. He draws key lessons from core Darwinian concepts, mixing vivid examples from the natural world with compelling stories of good and bad investing decisions—including his own.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pulak Prasad
• Editore: Columbia University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.05.2023
• EAN: 9780231203487
• ISBN: 978-0-231-20348-7
• Pagine: 328
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Diritto, professione, finanze; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia aziendale; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Personal Finance / General, Personal finance, Business & Economics / Investments & Securities / General, Investment & securities, Investment and securities